By Munachimso Obienyi
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday said over 700,000 eNaira transactions worth N8bn have been recorded in the last year since the launch of the eNaira.
Emefiele, who delivered a keynote address at the ‘eNaira 1 year Anniversary’ held at the CBN Main Auditorium today, said, since its launch, the eNaira has offered Nigerians endless possibilities in using financial services thus, living up to the chosen slogan, ‘Same Naira, More Possibilities’ as well as achieving some set out objectives.
He noted that there has been overwhelming interest and encouraging response from Nigerians and other parties across the world.
According to him, while 33 banks have fully integrated and live on the platform, N3.00 billion has been successfully minted by the Bank while N2.10 billion has been issued to financial institutions.
“About 1.0 million (919,000) customers have been onboarded. Over 3,305 merchants have successfully registered on the eNaira platform across the country including Shoprite, Sahad Stores, A.A. Rano fuelling stations, Fraser Suites, and November Cubes, among others.
“Over 700,000 transactions amounting to about N8.00 billion have been recorded on the platform. Over 2.5 million daily visits to the eNaira website”, Emefiele revealed.
